Crowdfunding Manager

Description

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:
The Thingery Inc. is the parent organization of neighbourhood Thingery branches and is focused on the development of community owned lending libraries of things (a Thingery). We work with local community members to understand who wants to be involved, what needs to be shared and what locations are available to host a Thingery. We then work closely with the local community group to establish a local branch (a non-profit co-operative), get site approval from local municipalities, and get the inventory up and running. More information is available on our website, www.thethingery.com

COMMITMENT
This is a contract position and pays $6500 for 7 weeks.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Acquire a deep knowledge and understanding of the Thingery and its mission
- Establish clear crowd-funding targets for the campaign, including targets for: partnerships, financial performance, media coverage and participation
- Liaise with partners to source crowd-funding perks
- Establish marketing materials and channels to promote the campaign
- Work with other Thingery team members to constantly promote the campaign
- Manage the logistics for perks disbursement and collection
- Prepare a final briefing on the campaign's performance

QUALIFICATIONS: 
- Has experience managing crowd-funding campaigns
- Has experience developing content for social media and marketing
- Has successfully achieved sponsorship for a project or initiative
- Has a proven track record meeting deadlines
- Basic familiarity with InDesign and Photoshop
- Experience with Wordpress and social media management platforms

BENEFITS
- Be a part of building an amazing new social venture
- Grow your personal network by meeting and working with local sharing economy start-ups

To apply for this position, please send a cover letter and CV by November 1st, 2017. We look forward to hearing from you!